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TO:       All Forest Activists
FROM:     Jim Jontz, Steve Holmer & Sean Cosgrove
DATE:     August 9, 1996

SUBJECT:  September Lobby Blitz Needs You

     WAFC and members of national environmental organizations met today
with Katie McGinty, Director of the Council on Environmental Quality to
discuss the need to halt the rider in Congress and to cancel "bad sales" in the
interim.  The White House reiterated their support for repeal of the rider as part
of the Interior Appropriations bill and expressed interest in reviewing our list of
286 sales to be cancelled.  We were also very happy to see a big stack of
incoming Clearcut postcards that arrived that day on her desk.

     Additional meetings with the Administration and members of Congress
should be held during September and we need as many activists as possible from
around the country to attend.  If you have sales of concern to you that have not
been withdrawn by Sec. Glickman's directive, please plan to come to
Washington, D.C. during the second or third week of September.  This is the
last opportunity you will have to make your case.   WAFC has some limited
travel funds available (contact Steve Holmer at 202/789-2844 ext. 291).

Appropriations Vote in September
     WAFC is continuing discussions about an amendment to halt the logging
rider with a number of Senate offices.  The amendment would stop funding for
any timber sales under the rider for the final three months it will be in effect,
October, November and December of this year.  Please contact the following
Senators and urge them to champion this amendment:

Bill Bradley (D-NJ)202/224-8567    224-3224       Ruth Fleischer
Barbara Boxer (D-CA) 415/956-6701  224-3553  Linda Delgado
Ron Wyden (D-OR) 202/228-2717 224-5244  Alexandra Buelle
John Chafee (R-RI)No Fax           224-2921  Steve Shimberg
Jim Jeffords (R-VT)202/228-0338         224-5141  Ken Connolly

     Also please contact these key swing votes and urge these Senators to
support halting funding for the logging rider:

Robert Byrd (D-WV) 202/228-4467    224-3954  Marty McBroom
Bennett Johnston (D-LA)202/224-2952     224-5824  Tom Williams
Howell Heflin (D-AL)202/224-3149   224-4124  Beau Greenwood
John Breaux (D-LA)202/224-4268          224-4623  Adam Lawrence
Harry Reid (D-NV) 202/224-7327          224-3542  Gregg Danes
William Cohen (R-ME) 202/224-2693  224-2523  Kate Lambreau
William Roth (R-DE)      No Fax    224-2441  Ashley Miller
Olympia Snowe (R-ME) 202/224-1946  224-5344  Clark LeBlanc
Nancy Kassebaum (R-KS)202/224-3514   224-4774     Jodey Martin
John Warner (R-VA) 202/224-6079    224-2023  Ann Loomis
Judd Gregg (R-NH) 202/224-4952     224-3324  Rick Murphy